surrender

Example Sentences

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What Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid is out to evoke is bone-deep submission: the kind of total capitulation and surrender that makes a person unrecognizable even to themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called the act a sign of moral collapse by “an enemy in disarray,” stating that such actions will not compel Iranians to surrender.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Rather than surrender to those setbacks, Raye saddles up and sets off in search of happiness.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Starting in February 1865, Cooke sold $830 million in bonds in six months, allowing Union troops to force a surrender in April.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Seated beside Sherman at a small wooden table inside the farmhouse, he signed articles of surrender and then walked out of the dark room and into the brilliant sunlight of the North Carolina spring.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson